Indian medical students in Chinese universities are stuck: Why, and what next? | Education News,The Indian Express

In February 2022, the National Medical Commission (NMC), which regulates medical education in the country, issued a warning to students seeking admission in foreign colleges that it would not recognise medical courses taught online.

Indian medical students studying in Chinese universities, who have been stranded in India since January 2020, recently held a protest at New Delhi’s Jantar Mantar, demanding immediate action to allow them to obtain practical training, either in China or in Indian medical schools.

Why are the students stuck?

The outbreak of the pandemic in China in December 2019, followed by the lockdown, led to an estimated 23,000 Indian students, mostly studying medicine, coming back to India. These are the students who are now stuck. While most countries such as Australia who locked down during the pandemic have since reopened their doors to international students, China’s tough Covid Zero strategy has meant that students from across the world studying in Chinese universities are yet to go back to their campuses.

Though China is gradually opening its doors to students from friendly countries such as Pakistan, Thailand, the Solomon Islands, and, most recently, Sri Lanka, it has remained silent on allowing Indian students and family members of Indians working in China.

Aren’t the students attending online classes?

https://indianexpress.com/article/education/indian-medical-students-in-chinese-universities-are-stuck-why-and-what-next-7949444/


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